---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Promote Artisans And The Creative Economy"
description: "An Act To Promote Artisans And The Creative Economy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1462"
citation: "Maine LD 1462 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "SALES", "STREET ART VENDING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison HEPLER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-03"
last_action: "2025-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5853d3cf-9fee-44ae-a9eb-1bb5d21f1ee4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098181"
source_hash: "1d478844dfea06d1011ecbee9452489501766b943b3fa2d650f8f7e13b92d869"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1462 (132) — An Act To Promote Artisans And The Creative Economy

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter 319** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0954&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1462 HP 954** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0954&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- acc report "a" ought to pass — **73–61** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS — **23–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allison HEPLER — primary (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan CARLOW — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-03** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-27** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, REPORT A Ought to Pass was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-27** ROLL CALL NO. 202
- **2025-05-27** (Yeas 73 - Nays 61 - Absent 17 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-27** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-28** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Report A Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-05-28** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 245 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-28** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-15** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5853d3cf-9fee-44ae-a9eb-1bb5d21f1ee4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).